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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2021, at 586,567 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,067 jobs. The median was 12,497 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,010,658 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest586,567Marion County
Lowest1,067Ohio County
Median12,49792 counties
Indiana3,010,658History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 13,260 jobsAllen County: 186,853 jobsBartholomew County: 47,909 jobsBenton County: 2,304 jobsBlackford County: 2,812 jobsBoone County: 37,705 jobsBrown County: 2,774 jobsCarroll County: 5,405 jobsCass County: 14,021 jobsClark County: 54,529 jobsClay County: 7,363 jobsClinton County: 10,763 jobsCrawford County: 1,831 jobsDaviess County: 12,057 jobsDearborn County: 13,750 jobsDecatur County: 14,016 jobsDeKalb County: 21,445 jobsDelaware County: 43,366 jobsDubois County: 27,444 jobsElkhart County: 137,344 jobsFayette County: 5,826 jobsFloyd County: 30,274 jobsFountain County: 4,607 jobsFranklin County: 4,444 jobsFulton County: 6,062 jobsGibson County: 20,806 jobsGrant County: 26,438 jobsGreene County: 6,319 jobsHamilton County: 147,818 jobsHancock County: 25,442 jobsHarrison County: 9,894 jobsHendricks County: 77,951 jobsHenry County: 12,750 jobsHoward County: 35,306 jobsHuntington County: 13,459 jobsJackson County: 22,517 jobsJasper County: 11,596 jobsJay County: 6,666 jobsJefferson County: 12,218 jobsJennings County: 7,460 jobsJohnson County: 58,836 jobsKnox County: 17,021 jobsKosciusko County: 36,374 jobsLaGrange County: 14,564 jobsLake County: 180,554 jobsLaPorte County: 38,701 jobsLawrence County: 13,404 jobsMadison County: 39,031 jobsMarion County: 586,567 jobsMarshall County: 18,083 jobsMartin County: 8,084 jobsMiami County: 8,707 jobsMonroe County: 63,843 jobsMontgomery County: 14,746 jobsMorgan County: 15,386 jobsNewton County: 3,226 jobsNoble County: 16,834 jobsOhio County: 1,067 jobsOrange County: 7,042 jobsOwen County: 5,110 jobsParke County: 3,247 jobsPerry County: 6,149 jobsPike County: 2,525 jobsPorter County: 58,498 jobsPosey County: 8,564 jobsPulaski County: 4,789 jobsPutnam County: 12,244 jobsRandolph County: 7,115 jobsRipley County: 11,675 jobsRush County: 4,767 jobsSt. Joseph County: 115,557 jobsScott County: 7,792 jobsShelby County: 17,026 jobsSpencer County: 6,646 jobsStarke County: 4,005 jobsSteuben County: 15,632 jobsSullivan County: 5,415 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,709 jobsTippecanoe County: 84,677 jobsTipton County: 5,199 jobsUnion County: 1,294 jobsVanderburgh County: 104,354 jobsVermillion County: 4,328 jobsVigo County: 45,370 jobsWabash County: 11,711 jobsWarren County: 1,826 jobsWarrick County: 16,464 jobsWashington County: 5,925 jobsWayne County: 28,696 jobsWells County: 10,474 jobsWhite County: 9,043 jobsWhitley County: 13,072 jobs
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jobs, 2021. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Marion County: 586,567 jobsMarion County586,567Allen County: 186,853 jobsAllen County186,853Lake County: 180,554 jobsLake County180,554Hamilton County: 147,818 jobsHamilton County147,818Elkhart County: 137,344 jobsElkhart County137,344St. Joseph County: 115,557 jobsSt. Joseph County115,557Vanderburgh County: 104,354 jobsVanderburgh County104,354Tippecanoe County: 84,677 jobsTippecanoe County84,677Hendricks County: 77,951 jobsHendricks County77,951Monroe County: 63,843 jobsMonroe County63,843Johnson County: 58,836 jobsJohnson County58,836Porter County: 58,498 jobsPorter County58,498Clark County: 54,529 jobsClark County54,529Bartholomew County: 47,909 jobsBartholomew County47,909Vigo County: 45,370 jobsVigo County45,370Delaware County: 43,366 jobsDelaware County43,366Madison County: 39,031 jobsMadison County39,031LaPorte County: 38,701 jobsLaPorte County38,701Boone County: 37,705 jobsBoone County37,705Kosciusko County: 36,374 jobsKosciusko County36,374Howard County: 35,306 jobsHoward County35,306Floyd County: 30,274 jobsFloyd County30,274Wayne County: 28,696 jobsWayne County28,696Dubois County: 27,444 jobsDubois County27,444Grant County: 26,438 jobsGrant County26,438Hancock County: 25,442 jobsHancock County25,442Jackson County: 22,517 jobsJackson County22,517DeKalb County: 21,445 jobsDeKalb County21,445Gibson County: 20,806 jobsGibson County20,806Marshall County: 18,083 jobsMarshall County18,083Shelby County: 17,026 jobsShelby County17,026Knox County: 17,021 jobsKnox County17,021Noble County: 16,834 jobsNoble County16,834Warrick County: 16,464 jobsWarrick County16,464Steuben County: 15,632 jobsSteuben County15,632Morgan County: 15,386 jobsMorgan County15,386Montgomery County: 14,746 jobsMontgomery County14,746LaGrange County: 14,564 jobsLaGrange County14,564Cass County: 14,021 jobsCass County14,021Decatur County: 14,016 jobsDecatur County14,016Marion County: 586,567 jobsMarion County586,567Allen County: 186,853 jobsAllen County186,853Lake County: 180,554 jobsLake County180,554Hamilton County: 147,818 jobsHamilton County147,818Elkhart County: 137,344 jobsElkhart County137,344St. Joseph County: 115,557 jobsSt. Joseph County115,557Vanderburgh County: 104,354 jobsVanderburgh County104,354Tippecanoe County: 84,677 jobsTippecanoe County84,677Hendricks County: 77,951 jobsHendricks County77,951Monroe County: 63,843 jobsMonroe County63,843Johnson County: 58,836 jobsJohnson County58,836Porter County: 58,498 jobsPorter County58,498Clark County: 54,529 jobsClark County54,529Bartholomew County: 47,909 jobsBartholomew County47,909Vigo County: 45,370 jobsVigo County45,370Delaware County: 43,366 jobsDelaware County43,366Madison County: 39,031 jobsMadison County39,031LaPorte County: 38,701 jobsLaPorte County38,701Boone County: 37,705 jobsBoone County37,705Kosciusko County: 36,374 jobsKosciusko County36,374Howard County: 35,306 jobsHoward County35,306Floyd County: 30,274 jobsFloyd County30,274Wayne County: 28,696 jobsWayne County28,696Dubois County: 27,444 jobsDubois County27,444Grant County: 26,438 jobsGrant County26,438Hancock County: 25,442 jobsHancock County25,442Jackson County: 22,517 jobsJackson County22,517DeKalb County: 21,445 jobsDeKalb County21,445Gibson County: 20,806 jobsGibson County20,806Marshall County: 18,083 jobsMarshall County18,083Shelby County: 17,026 jobsShelby County17,026Knox County: 17,021 jobsKnox County17,021Noble County: 16,834 jobsNoble County16,834Warrick County: 16,464 jobsWarrick County16,464Steuben County: 15,632 jobsSteuben County15,632Morgan County: 15,386 jobsMorgan County15,386Montgomery County: 14,746 jobsMontgomery County14,746LaGrange County: 14,564 jobsLaGrange County14,564Cass County: 14,021 jobsCass County14,021Decatur County: 14,016 jobsDecatur County14,016
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
jobs		Change on 2020
1Marion County586,567+3%
2Allen County186,853+3.1%
3Lake County180,554+2.4%
4Hamilton County147,818+5.6%
5Elkhart County137,344+10.1%
6St. Joseph County115,557+0.7%
7Vanderburgh County104,354+2.3%
8Tippecanoe County84,677+4.3%
9Hendricks County77,951+4.6%
10Monroe County63,843+2.9%
11Johnson County58,836+5.6%
12Porter County58,498+2.2%
13Clark County54,529+3.2%
14Bartholomew County47,909+0.7%
15Vigo County45,370+1.1%
16Delaware County43,366+0.5%
17Madison County39,031+2.5%
18LaPorte County38,701+1.7%
19Boone County37,705+8.6%
20Kosciusko County36,374-0.9%
21Howard County35,306-2.3%
22Floyd County30,274+4.1%
23Wayne County28,696+0.4%
24Dubois County27,444-1.2%
25Grant County26,438+0.5%
26Hancock County25,442+2%
27Jackson County22,517+5.2%
28DeKalb County21,445+3.2%
29Gibson County20,806+1%
30Marshall County18,083+3%
31Shelby County17,026-0.2%
32Knox County17,021+1.8%
33Noble County16,834+0.4%
34Warrick County16,464+0.7%
35Steuben County15,632+3.9%
36Morgan County15,386+2.3%
37Montgomery County14,746+0.5%
38LaGrange County14,564+12.3%
39Cass County14,021+0.3%
40Decatur County14,016+3.1%
41Dearborn County13,750+2.1%
42Huntington County13,459+3.1%
43Lawrence County13,404+2.9%
44Adams County13,260+2.7%
45Whitley County13,072+2.5%
46Henry County12,750+0.8%
47Putnam County12,244-0.9%
48Jefferson County12,218+3.7%
49Daviess County12,057+0.1%
50Wabash County11,711+2.4%
51Ripley County11,675-1.7%
52Jasper County11,596+0.9%
53Clinton County10,763+1.3%
54Wells County10,474+1.1%
55Harrison County9,894+2.2%
56White County9,0430%
57Miami County8,707+1.2%
58Posey County8,564+0.2%
59Martin County8,084+2%
60Scott County7,792-1.3%
61Jennings County7,460+1.8%
62Clay County7,363-1%
63Randolph County7,115+13.6%
64Orange County7,042+2.7%
65Jay County6,666+3.7%
66Spencer County6,646+6.2%
67Greene County6,319+2.9%
68Perry County6,1490%
69Fulton County6,062+0.4%
70Washington County5,925+4%
71Fayette County5,826+2.5%
72Sullivan County5,415+1.2%
73Carroll County5,405-0.5%
74Tipton County5,199+3.4%
75Owen County5,110+4.3%
76Pulaski County4,789+1.9%
77Rush County4,767+3.4%
78Fountain County4,607+3.7%
79Franklin County4,444+1%
80Vermillion County4,328+2.2%
81Starke County4,005+0.5%
82Parke County3,247+4.7%
83Newton County3,226+2.4%
84Blackford County2,812+0.5%
85Brown County2,774+6.4%
86Pike County2,525-10.4%
87Benton County2,304-0.3%
88Crawford County1,831-0.6%
89Warren County1,826+2.6%
90Switzerland County1,709-2.8%
91Union County1,294+3.1%
92Ohio County1,067+1.8%

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About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 586,567 jobs in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,067 jobs in 2021.

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